Guitar Chords in the Key of A minor

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Chords in the key of A Minor

A minor Chord Am
B diminished Chord Bdim
C Major Chord C
D minor Chord Dm
E minor Chord Em
F Major Chord F
G Major Chord G

A minor - B diminished (B°) - C Major - D minor - E minor - F Major - G Major 

      Am   Bdim   C     Dm    Em    F     G     
e|----0-----------0-----1-----0-----1-----3----|
B|----1-----3-----1-----3-----0-----1-----0----|
G|----2-----4-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0----|
D|----2-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3-----0----|
A|----0-----2-----3-----------2-----------2----|
E|----------------------------0-----------3----|
      i     ii   III    iv    v     VI   VII

The key of A minor is the relative minor key of C major.

Minor keys are formed with the same chords as their relative major key, by starting with the 6th (vi) chord of the major key. The chord formula for any minor key is minor, diminished, Major, minor, minor, Major, Major.

A common way to number these chords is by Roman numerals
i - ii - III - iv - v - VI - VII

(Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case)

Key of A Minor Using 7th Chords

A minor 7 Chord Am7
B minor 7 ♭5 Chord Bm7♭5
C Major 7 Chord CMaj7
D minor Chord Dm7
E minor 7 Chord Em7
F Major 7 Chord FMaj7
G Dominant 7 Chord G7

A minor 7 - B minor 7♭5 - C Major 7 - D minor 7 - E minor 7 - F Major 7 - G Dominant 7 

     Am7  Bm7♭5 CMaj7  Dm7   Em7  FMaj7   G7      
e|----0-----------0-----1-----0-----0-----1----|  
B|----1-----3-----0-----1-----3-----1-----0----|  
G|----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0----|  
D|----2-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3-----0----|  
A|----0-----2-----3-----------2-----------2----|  
E|----------------------------0-----------3----|  
      i     ii   III    iv    v     VI   VII
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